Newspaper Headlines: Wike’s camp calls for restructuring of PDP

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Newspaper Headlines: Wike’s camp calls for restructuring of PDP

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August 5, 2022

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The move to reconcile the factions of Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), and Nyesom Wike, governor of Rivers, dominated the cover pages of Nigerian newspapers.

The Punch says Wike’s loyalists have called for the restructuring of PDP leadership to accomodate more southerners. The newspaper reports that states are set to procure AK-47 rifles owing to the rising insecurity across the country.

The Nation says Atiku has informed the party’s board of trustees (BoT) that PDP can win the 2023 presidential election without many votes from Rivers state and without the support of Wike.

Daily Trust says Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo has called for transparency in the management of resources meant for procurement of hardware for the military and other security agencies. The newspaper reports that Simon Lalong, governor of Plateau, has been named as the presidential campaign director-general of the All Progressives Congress (APC).

The Guardian says the federal government has asked Google to stop the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) from using its platforms. The newspaper says the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has alleged that some car dealers are importing illicit drugs into the country.

Daily Sun reports that Tafa Balogun, former inspector-general of police, is dead. The newspaper says Ike Ekweremadu, former deputy president of the senate, will remain in custody as a UK court adjourned his alleged organ harvesting case till October 31.

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